DIA Connections
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DIA Connections
DIA Connections is an exciting new podcast featuring overlooked or unfamiliar aspects of who we are, what we do, and the countless ways we've impacted the lives of people everywhere. Since its creation in 1961, the Defense Intelligence Agency has been the nation's premier all-source military intelli...
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CI and the Year of the Spy
Forty years ago, spies were being exposed at an alarming rate, which led the press to dub 1985 the Year of the Spy. In this episode, you'll hear about...
Shoshana’s Story
As a specialist in a maintenance
company during the Iraq War in 2003, the last thing Shoshana Johnson expected to happen was
to be captu...
Candid Cameras
During the Iraq War in 2003, U.S. Special Operations Forces rescued Pfc. Jessica Lynch from a hospital in Baghdad. It was the first successful rescue...
The Fentanyl Fight
Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45. On this episode, you’ll hear a DIA counter narcotics officer discu...
Best of Season 4
This episode of DIA Connections features highlights from Season Four. Catch up on this season's best moments with an American pilot who landed his pla...
Lasers, Asteroids, and The Jetsons
Wouldn’t it be unbelievable if a spaceship could land on an asteroid, collect rocks that could reveal the secrets of life’s origins, and then return t...
Glossophobia
Does public speaking cause you to quiver in fear? You're not alone - but it's not a good trait to have when briefing policymakers! On this episode, we...
The Write Stuff
Who said writing intelligence reports for policymakers is boring? Not us--and certainly not former DIA intelligence analyst turned Hollywood screenwri...
Show & Tell: Iranian UAVs in Ukraine
How did a soccer match and a children’s magazine inspire a team of analysts to create an unclassified report proving Iranian military support to Russi...
The China Incident
In 2001, an American spy plane collided with a Chinese jet fighter, killing the Chinese pilot and forcing the American aircraft to land at Hainan Isla...
Saving the History of the World
Picasso, Rembrandt, Renoir, da Vinci – just a few of the artists whose masterpieces were stolen by the Nazis. On this episode of DIA Connections, Robe...
DIA Connections - Season 3 - Episode 7: Best of Season Three
On this special episode of DIA Connections, catch up with the best of season three. We spoke with a wide range of guests including the creator of the...
DIA Connections - Season 3 - Episode 6: The Last Monday in May
Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday in May, honors service members who died while serving in the military. On this episode of DIA Connections,...
DIA Connections - Season 3 - Episode 5: "Iraqi Most Wanted Deck of Cards"
Diamonds, hearts, clubs and spades. On this episode of DIA Connections, listen to how a team of analysts developed a special deck of playing cards us...
DIA Connections - Season 3 - Episode 4: "Sax & The Spy"
Merryl Goldberg was followed by the KGB...interrogated by the KGB...even arrested by the KGB. Just another spy that got caught, right? Well, not exac...
DIA Connections - Season 3 - Episode 3: "Ukraine: Truth Be Told"
Throughout his country's invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly denied his forces were targeting civilians. The world saw th...
DIA Connections - Season 3 - Episode 2: Ukraine - Children of War
In June 2022, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “Russia is stealing the childhood of our children.” Every victim of war suffers loss, but no...
DIA Connections - Season 3 - Episode 1: Operation Babylift - Tragedy & Triumph
In April 1975, South Vietnam was on the verge of collapse. As North Vietnamese forces advanced towards Saigon, orphaned babies adopted by American fam...
DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 9: Best of Season Two
On this special episode of DIA Connections…a chance to catch up with the best of season two. We spoke with a wide range of guests including the founde...
DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 8: Strange Things at DIA
We know this is going to sound strange, but it's true! For more than a decade, the Defense Intelligence Agency - the Nation's primary manager and prod...
DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 7: Top Gun
When Tom Cruise landed the role of Maverick in the 1986 box office hit "Top Gun," he probably wasn’t aware of how the Defense Intelligence Agency’s ex...
DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 6: INF Treaty Part 2: Reagan & Smirnoff
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. It’s a story about the most powerful person on Earth, and his comedian friend from the Soviet Union, and how...
DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 5: INF Treaty Part 1: Missiles & Movies
The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty marked the first time the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to reduce their nuclear ar...
DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 4: Condoleezza Rice
On this episode of DIA Connections, a candid conversation with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the second woman and first African American...
DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 3: Avoiding Armageddon
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was the greatest nuclear war threat in world history. In this episode of DIA Connections, we examine how the Defense...
DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 2: DIA Director LTG Scott D. Berrier
In 2020, Lieutenant General Scott D. Berrier became the 22nd Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. On this episode of DIA Connections, the Dir...
DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 1: September 11th
On this episode of DIA Connections, we reflect on September 11th, 2001. You’ll hear from two former DIA teammates about their roles in the ensuing day...
DIA Connections - Episode 14: Best of Season One
On this special episode of DIA Connections … a chance to catch-up with the best of season one. Thirty-five guests, including writer Malcolm Gladwell,...
DIA Connections - Episode 13: Finding Bin Laden
On May 1, 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs conducted a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden. In this episode of DIA Connections, we discuss t...
DIA Connections - Episode 12: Guitar Heroes
Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven was the catalyst for luthier Paul Reed Smith's innovative technology that can enhance and clarify the hidden informa...
DIA Connections - Episode 11 - Hiding in Plain Sight
From the day she started working at the Defense Intelligence Agency in 1985 until the day she was arrested for conspiracy to commit espionage in 2001,...
DIA Connections - Episode 10 - Iran Hostage Crisis
On Nov. 4, 1979, the United States Embassy in Iran was overrun by Iranian students. For the next 444 days, 52 American hostages were held in captivity...
DIA Connections - Episode 9: Spirit
The Spirit of Hope Award, named for entertainment legend Bob Hope, is awarded to men and women of the armed forces, entertainers, and other distinguis...
DIA Connections - Episode 8 - The Arctic
The region at the top of the globe was always considered too cold, too far and too dangerous. But not anymore. The Arctic is now warming faster than a...
DIA Connections - Episode 7 - President's Daily
Since its creation in 1946, the intelligence briefer to the president of the United States had always been a representative from the CIA. That long tr...
DIA Connections - Episode 8 - The Arctic
The region at the top of the globe was always considered too cold, too far and too dangerous. But not anymore. The Arctic is now warming faster than...
DIA Connections - Episode 7 - President's Daily Brief
Since its creation in 1946, the intelligence briefer to the president of the United States had always been a representative from the CIA. That long tr...
DIA Connections - Episode 6 - The Director's Cut
Now retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr. served his country for 36 years, most recently as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. On this...
DIA Connections - Episode 5
Jessica Buchanan was an aid worker in Somalia, helping to raise awareness about how to avoid land mines. She was abducted and taken hostage by Somali...
DIA Connections - Episode 4
DIA plays a vital role in the U.S POW/MIA support mission. This episode examines both past and present efforts in locating and repatriating the remain...